PM566 Final Project Supplementary
Chris Hanson
COVID-19 cases per state
COVID-19 deaths per state
Unemployment vs deaths by OD
Tab 1
Tab 2
Tab 1 shows raw unemployment numbers compared to raw deaths due to overdose per state, without considering prior unemployment values. Even without the influence of COVID-19, a relationship between these variables is to be expected, and indeed a positive relationship appears to exist.
Tab 2 shows the same data, but with unemployment normalized against pre COVID-19 levels. The relationship still appears positively correlated, but with greater variance.